[Hawke shrugs, taking a sip. She doesn't mind clarifying. She's a very honest and direct person, as long as it doesn't include anything that exposes her own vulnerability.]
You've seen I'm hardly helpless myself. [She gestures toward the ring.] But he's helped me by being my friend, by making me better for it. That's what I mean. We were all very alone, once upon a time. [She's still very alone, but it's not about her.] And I'm glad he isn't alone now.
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[Hawke shrugs, taking a sip. She doesn't mind clarifying. She's a very honest and direct person, as long as it doesn't include anything that exposes her own vulnerability.]
You've seen I'm hardly helpless myself. [She gestures toward the ring.] But he's helped me by being my friend, by making me better for it. That's what I mean. We were all very alone, once upon a time. [She's still very alone, but it's not about her.] And I'm glad he isn't alone now.